If the name engraved on the leadpipe is "Director" it is either a 14B,ġ5B, 17B or 18B. If the instrument has a Coprion bell it isĮither a 17B or an 18B. The 15B and 17B are 1960's models, the 14B and 18B were If it has a brass bell, it is a 14B or 15B. Produced in the 1950's (check the serial number). The late model 14B's and 18B's closely resemble the 15B and 17B. The 77B was produced from 1957 into the 1970's. If your Connquest has a serial number in the 400,000 or 500,000 range it shouldīe a 20B. The "Victor" name covers seven models: 6B Early model, 6B Late model, If the serial number is 600,000 or above, it is almost certainly a 77B. The 25B and 35B are a C and D trumpet, respectively. If you don't know if you have either a C or D trumpet or not, then you almost certainly don't. Here too, if you have one you'll know about it. Late models 10B (serials 7xx,xxx-9xx,xxx) also have a Coprion leadpipe in addition to the Coprion bell, earlier If your Victor has a Coprion bell, it is a 10B. Models 10B (serials 5xx,xxx-6xx,xxx) only have a Coprion bell. If your Victor has a Coprion leadpipe but not a Coprion bell it is a late model 6B, serial number 7xx,xxx and up.
If your Victor doesn't have any Coprion parts it is either an early model 6B, an 8B or a 22B. The early 6B will have a serial number dating it toġ955-1957 (serials 5xx,xxx-6xx,xxx), the 8B will date to 1963 or later (serials Cxx,xxx and up) and the 22B will date between 1955 and the 1970's. #Conn trumpet serial number lookup serial number# Telling the difference can be a bit of a challenge. The 8B is either completely lacquered brass or completely silver plated. It has top spring valves, and a 4 5/8" bell and an adjustable 3rd slide finger ring. #Conn trumpet serial number lookup serial number#.#Conn trumpet serial number lookup serial numbers#.